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Will Empty Seats Affect NBA & MLB Player Performance?

Mark Otten, California State University, Northridge Baseball and basketball might be returning, but the boo birds and thunder sticks will have to wait ‘til next year. Save for the Toronto Blue Jays, baseball teams have begun playing in their regular stadiums without fans. Meanwhile, all NBA games will be played inside the Orlando bubble before…

Congressional Baseball Game Ticket Sales Topped Half The MLB

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Ticket sales for Thursday’s annual congressional baseball game were higher than nearly every other major league game. A stunning record-setting 24,959 tickets were purchased for the game, according to a report from the New York Times. That’s more attendance than five of the twelve regular major league games played…

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Rogue Drones Crashes Into Stands At MLB Game [VIDEO]

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman A rogue drone embedded with a camera crashed into the stands Sunday at Petco Park, the home venue for the San Diego Padres, during the middle of a baseball game. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCV38rSiQnk   Fans gazed at the flying device as it zipped around the arena, even getting very…

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MLB 9 Innings Pro Baseball: A Free Market Triumph

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin In 2011 a little Korean game development company, Com2Us, released 9 Innings Pro Baseball onto mobile devices. It was decidedly retro. 2D graphics. Fake teams. Poor translation. But boy-oh-Babe-Ruth was it good. It was the perfect baseball game for the fan on the go. A full 9…

When Sports Run a City the Taxpayers Get to Pay for It
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When Sports Run a City the Taxpayers Get to Pay for It

by J.W. Holland I moved to the Phoenix area in 2013. One of the things I liked immediately was the access to all four major sports leagues. On top of the fact that the Valley also has arena football, WNBA, a PGA tournament, two Nascar Races, Indy Race, NHRA event, Spring Training, and many one-off…

MLB Bans Tradition Of Players Dressing Up, League Fears Racism And Cultural Insensitivity
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MLB Bans Tradition Of Players Dressing Up, League Fears Racism And Cultural Insensitivity

By Eric Lieberman Major League Baseball (MLB) created an anti-hazing and anti-bullying policy effectively banning players from dressing up as women or other potentially “offensive” costumes. The new protocol is part of the new labor deal, which is expected to be signed Tuesday by both the players’ union and league officials. It has been a…